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Toro Promotions brings the fights to the Emerald Queen Casino on October 19th.

Heavyweights Kingsley Ibeh (13 2 1)  Jack May (10 0 0) 10 Rounds
If you are looking for a fight in which both fighters carry knockout power, look no further than the match between Kingsley Ibeh and Jack May. Ibeh enters the fight on an eight fight win streak, seven of those by way of the knockout, and the eighth was a six round shutout unanimous decision. May comes to Tacoma unbeaten in ten fights. Nine of those wins came by way of the knockout and the tenth was a four round unanimous decision win. This main event looks to be a power punching affair, that if it does not end in a knockout, may be a close decision on the judges’ scorecards.

Cruiserweight Marquise Weston (15 3 1) John Shipman (5 7 0) 6 rounds
Marquise Weston returns to the ring in the PNW after taking a few tough losses in Nevada. Weston is a fighter who moves well and throws accurate punches. John Shipman comes into this fight after three straight losses, one to Jack May, fighting in the main event.  Shipman has the ability to go the distance, and as he may need to do so as Weston has one eight of his fifteen by way of the knockout.

Super Middleweight Juan Barajas (11 0 1) Antonio Louis Hernandez (7 19 3) 6 rounds
The only blemish on Barajas’ record is a draw which occurred in his last fight, four years ago. He possesses power in his right hand, accounting for the seven knockout wins in his twelve bouts. Looking at Hernandez’s wins, one also sees he has the ability to knockout his opponent as four of his seven wins have come by way of the knockout. Expect this to be a fight of heavy handed punchers.

Welterweight Quinn McKenna (0 0 1) Clayton Hibbert (2 2 0) 4 rounds
Hibbert is a fighter that when he wins, he knocks out his opponent, and when he loses, he is knocked out. That seems to be the sign of a man that swings heavy and hard. McKenna is coming off a draw in his pro debut, a fight that swung on one close round that many ringside thought McKenna won. While Hibbert may have the advantage in number of rounds, McKenna was in against a cagey fighter in his opener, thus gaining ring experience.

Lightweight Samvel Gandilyan (4 0 1) Muhammad Khan (debut) 4 rounds
This will be an interesting fight for the simple reason that Gandilyan in making his first entrance to the ring outside of his native Russia; Khan fought once as a bare knuckle fighter in 2017, and then once as an amateur boxer in 2022. Khan lost both times in the ring, Gandilyan is on a four fight win streak.

Lightweight Agustin Tovar (2 0 0) Nesly Trezile (0 1 0) 4 rounds
Tovar will be making a short road trip from Seattle to face Trezile, who is coming from California by way of Haiti. Tovar has gone the distance in his previous fights; while Trezile suffered a second round knockout in his professional debut after claiming a unanimous decision win his amateur bout.

Featherweight Joel Hernandez (debut) TBD 4 rounds
Hernandez enters the professional ranks after having seven wins and four losses as an amateur. His ring experience, depending on who he ends up facing, may play to his advantage as he has gone the distance in all eleven of his fights.

Kinsley Ibeh vs. Jack May
Battle for WBC Latino Silver Heavyweight title

LOS ANGELES (October 7, 2024) – A classic Clash of Titans-like confrontation will headline “EQC Fight Night,” presented by Toro Promotions, Inc., and Whitfield Haydon Boxing, on Saturday night, October 19, in the EQC Event Center at the famed Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.

The 6’ 4”, 290-pound Kinsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (12-2-1, 10 KOs) meets 6’ 8”, 260-pound Jack “The Outlaw” May (10-0, 9 KOs) in the 10-round main event for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino Silver Championship.

Nigeria-native Ibeh, fighting out of Phoenix (AZ), is a former college and Canadian Football League player, as well as a cousin of notorious retired boxer Ike Ibeabuchi (20-0, 15 KOs). Ibeh is riding an eight-fight win streak since he lost to then-7-0 rising star Jared Anderson in 2021. Ibeh’s most recent action was this past June 15th, in which he stopped Juan Torres in the second round, also at Emerald Queen Casino.

Fighting out of Chino Hills, California, May has reeled off ten straight victories, nine decided by knockouts. May is a combat sports fighter who has also kick-boxed and fought in bare knuckles competition. May’s last fight was an opening round technical knockout of John Shipman this past August 29 in Costa Mesa, California.

“They are both true warriors,” matchmaker Whit Haydon said. “When the fight was offered, they only asked when and where, and that they will be there with bells on. The place is almost sold out, so the great Northwest fans, and believe me when I say they ae the best, will be in for sights and sounds to behold.”

Ibeh and May are both members of Toro’s growing stable of solid heavyweights along with Ukraine Olympian Tsotne “Mr. T” Tsotne (10-0, 7 KOs), Alexander “The Great” Flores (19-5-1, 17 KOs), and Dante Stone (17-1, 11 KOs). Unlike other promoters, though, Toro isn’t concerned about matching their fighters against each other like Ibeh and May, and Tsotne recently defeated Flores by way of a 10-round unanimous decision.

Additional fights will soon be announced. Card subject to change.

Tickets are on sale now, ranging between $313.00 and $78.00 and may be purchased online at https://www.ticketsonsale.com/tickets/fight-night-(21+-event)-emerald-queen-casino-tacoma-10-19-2024-5237492 or by calling (253) 594-7777.  Tickets purchased at the Emerald Queen Shop are eligible for up to a 20-discount, plus no taxes or processing fees. Must be 21 years of age to attend.

Doors open at 6 p.m. PT, first bout at 7 p.m. PT.

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Promoter Matt Phillips and Matchmaker Keith Weir have scheduled six boxing matches for the Arena Wars October 26th event at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton, Washington

Heavyweights Ryan Bailey (1 2 0)  Carlos Brandon Ortega Taylor (1 1 0) 4 rounds

Bailey and Taylor faced each other in August in the Springfield, Oregon Arena Wars event. Baily dropped a close unanimous decision to Taylor in a four round bout. While this fight offers Bailey the opportunity to gain some revenge, the two are scheduled to fight for a third time in January of 2025. These to big men will throw heavy punches, the question in the bout will be whose punches will inflict the most damage.

Derrick Holm (debut)  Oscar Arriaga (debut) 4 rounds

This fight featuring men making their professional debut is one of the interstate rivalries that the Arena Wars shows are known for. Holm, hailing from Burien, Washington, will face Arriga, from Portland, Oregon in a four round fight.

Super Bantamweights Alexis De la Cerda Landin (4 0 0) TBA

Super Welterweights Zachary Cooper (5 3 2)  TBA

Heavyweight James Sears (debut) TBA

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2024 Fight Schedule *

October 19th Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington

October 26th Arena Wars Kitsap County Fairgrounds, Bremerton, Washington

December 12 Roy Jones Jr Promotions Legends Casino, Toppenish Washington

More to come...

*Subject to Change

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